Overview
Develop and implement business entrepreneurship support activities, including training and coaching, to strengthen business viability and growth for entrepreneurs.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and implement business entrepreneurship support activities.
- Develop and update entrepreneurship training materials and curricula.
- Identify, mobilize, screen, and register eligible beneficiaries.
- Conduct market and business opportunity assessments.
- Deliver entrepreneurship training on various business aspects.
- Provide individual and group coaching and mentoring to entrepreneurs.
- Promote and support innovative entrepreneurial initiatives.
- Establish and facilitate linkages with relevant stakeholders.
- Manage the provision of business toolkits.
- Organize and coordinate entrepreneurship events.
- Conduct field visits and follow-up with beneficiaries.
- Provide feedback, identify challenges, and recommend support measures.
- Collect, analyze, and maintain project data.
- Contribute to monitoring, evaluation, reporting, and knowledge management.
- Prepare technical reports, progress reports, case studies, and other project documentation.
- Promote the integration of gender equality, youth empowerment, disability inclusion, environmental sustainability, safeguarding, and protection principles.
- Perform any other related duties as assigned.
Required Experience
A minimum of three (3) years of progressively responsible professional experience in business development, entrepreneurship support, feasibility studies, educational or TVET projects, business training programmes, community-based development projects, small and medium enterprise (SME) development, microfinance, or other related fields. Demonstrated experience in designing, developing, and/or delivering entrepreneurship and business development training programmes, and supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses. Experience as a trainer and/or facilitator. Experience in providing coaching, mentoring, and advisory services to start-ups and emerging entrepreneurs.
Qualifications
A university degree from an accredited educational institution in Business Administration, Economics, Project management, Finance, Entrepreneurship or a related field.